The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-31
THE FAIR AT BANGOR.
Large Entries In All the Departments
and Great Crowds of People.
Maine Flyers Make Records In ExcIt-
Ing Races.
Good Exhibits of Farm Stock, Horses
and Cattle.

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opened in Bangor today under most suspic-
ious circumstances The rain last night
effectually laid the dust and left the atmos-
phere cool and delightful. Better weather
for the fair could not be imagined. The peo-
pie are coming into the city from all direc-
tions and by all sorts of conveyances. Reg
ular and special railway trains are all loaded
down and late. The hotels and boarding
houses are rapidly filling up, but the arrange
ments are such that all will be provided for
as the people are opening their houses for
the entertainment of visitors.
The entries are very numerous in the horse
department, more extensive, in fact, than
ever known at any previous exhibition in
the State. The trotting commences this af-
ternoon, when the three-minute, 24O, two
year-old and running contests come Off
The committees received their books at the
presidents s'headquarters this morning and
the examination of the grade Jerseys, trot-
ting stock. stations, mares and colts.
matched oxen, grade HOlsteinS, and grade
AyrShireS commenced
Tomorrow the cat show occurs at Concert
Hall, and at City Hall the special prize of
a Royal Clarion range, offered by Wood,
Bishop d Co., for the best display of bread
be competed for.
Tomorrow afternoon Secretaries Whitney
and Fairchild, of President Ceveland's Cab
met, with their wives, and with several dis
minion will visit the fair and be entertained
by Hon. j. Z. Bass, president of the society.
The Races.
The following is the summary of the races
today:
800 cLAss-PURsE $500.
c. H. Nelson, Waterville, b. m. Aubine. Il I
Geo. o Bailey, Belfast, b: m Kitty C.....2 Q
Geo II Crosby Albion, Al % bIk Tx T. af Primes eaS5 a.
+, D.. >. Watts, Norridgewock, b, m. Hattie
Time 257il. 2.sesl, 2.3s. ''''''''''''ois
RUNNING RACE-PURsE $780,
Best two in three; mile heats
Mm, Dunns, Halifax, b. S. Strabismus....3 l
+, - willis, Willis, St. John b. M Golden
Peter Clinch, St John, b. g. Yorktown. q dr.
Time-1.4S14, 1.451z, 1.50.
This race was intensely exciting and the
second heat was the fastest ever made on
nall mile track, east of New York. In
that one blanket would have covered them.
The crowd went wild over the contest. The
great rivalry between the horses added to
the interest of the race.
24o cLAss-PURsE 5000.
:. Z. Nay, Hartland, br. &. Tommy >. 2 / / /
Z; L. Walker. Bangor, ch. g. Hillside. 1 2
SnaS record, Bangor, b. m. Mischief. 3 2 A
z. W. Clark, lewiston, br. &. Fred B.. 5 8
Z. y. Andrews, Bangor, br. S. Naum-
G. A. Alden, Portland, CHI. g.D.PA.
A; 5. Savage, Portland, blk. IN. Re-
II; E. Haley, Monroe, blk. s. Gen.
J. ?. Bonness, Halifax, b. g. Joe
A; X. Flacher, Monroe, ch. S. Gen
Time~a.sa, 2s7. 1854, 2.ss. .'.''iO us
Two-YEAR-oLDs AND UNDER
Best two in three; purse 500, and 500 extra to
beat the best two-year-old record.
G. r. Ellis, Belfast, r. S. Embrook. ......1 1
En6leton n t0aS wsbS Sons, Calais b. Edgardo ds
L. r. Judkins, Hartland. b. S. Ned Hanlan. .ds
Time-2.52, PAP.
The last heat in the two-year-old race was |
the most remarkable ever trotted in Maine |
as it beat the 2.45 best two year-old record /
by three seconds. Elmbrook trotted without |
he result was aga aafd69dctsaar, aafd69dc ctsarg ile 1A1sa M9sa
cheered the great colt roundly and there was
great excitement
Governor Bodwell and his staff are here
attending the fair. Every train in this af-
ternoon has brought great crowds and the
races create great interest.
The Exhibits.
Norombega Hall presents gay and at |
tractive appearance today. The ladies in |
charge of the entry department have been |
kept busy since early Monday morning, re-
ceiying the articles for exhibition and sale, |
and still they are pouring in. The hall itself |
is gaily decorated. bunting being suspended |
from the walls and draped on the balconies,
under which are arranged booths containing
all manner of articles. In the centre of the
hall extending from end to end are four
tables literally loaded down with the most |
fascinating fancy work, silk quilts without I!
number, carpets, rugs, ETC., etc.
The art display at Norombega this year |
far surpasses that of any former year. Not |
only are there more pictures entered than |
ever tefOre, but the standard of excellence |
is much higher. The art department oc- |
cupies the extreme upper end of the hall |
and is under the supervision of Mr.. Clarence |
l.. Dakin.
The total number of cattle on the |
grounds this afternoon was about 500 |
smaller number than last year, but in the |
opinion of Mr.. H. c. Burleigh, the Cattle |
King" the quality of the animals far sur |
passes any exhibit ever made in this section |
of the country. and fully equals in many re- |
spects the royal exhibition of England. The |
animals all appear contented in their new |
quarters, and rather than acting afraid of |
the visitors seem to enjoy the admiring |
glances cast upon them.
The chief interest in this department |
must, of course, centre on the larger heads |
OF stock, and one of the leaders in this line |
is the collection of imported cattle exhibited |
by MIR. III. G. Burleigh of Vassalboro.